#6266EA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58% 0.195 277.1), rgb(98, 102, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.60:1).
About this color
#6266EA is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.195 and its hue 277°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.60:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.60:1 |
| White text | 4.55:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6266EA |
| RGB | rgb(98, 102, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 76%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.195 277.1) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #6266EA | 4.55:1 | AA | Lc -76.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6266EA | 4.60:1 | AA | Lc 32.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6266EA text on white | 4.55:1 | AA | Lc 71.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6266EA text on black | 4.60:1 | AA | Lc -30.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E5E9FB
oklch(93.6% 0.025 275.9)
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Step 200
200
#D0D7FA
oklch(88.5% 0.049 276.4)
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Step 300
300
#B2BCF9
oklch(80.9% 0.087 277.1)
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Step 400
400
#8B97F7
oklch(70.8% 0.14 276.8)
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Step 500
500
#7179F3
oklch(63% 0.18 277.1)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6266EA
oklch(58% 0.195 277.1)
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Step 700
700
#4C4DC4
oklch(49.1% 0.181 277)
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Step 800
800
#3E409F
oklch(42.7% 0.151 277)
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Step 900
900
#34377E
oklch(37.6% 0.118 277.3)
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Step 950
950
#1E214A
oklch(27% 0.075 277)
#6266EA with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #007CEE | 0.077 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0070E7 | 0.071 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00859E | 0.169 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #767676 | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6266EA
#6266EA
oklch(58% 0.195 277.1)
- #8E7900
#8E7900
oklch(57.8% 0.119 96.9)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #6266EA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.038
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.040
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.041
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.042
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.049
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.050
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.051
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.054
Use #6266EA in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.